Caithness woman, 75, tackles potholes outside her home

A 75-year-old lady fed-up with potholes exterior her dwelling determined to repair them herself utilizing backyard instruments.

Jenny Paterson spent three-and-a-half hours utilizing a rake, spade and bucket to fill in holes on a rutted part of Bridge Street in Halkirk, Caithness.

Mrs Paterson stated it was a short lived measure till the street may very well be sorted correctly and hoped it “shamed” the council into motion.

She had been brushing broken-up street floor off the pavement at her home when she sized up the potholes and stated to herself: “Och, simply go for it”.

Campaigners in Caithness have been highlighting the state of the county’s roads for months.

A Highland Council plan to take a position tens of millions into roads and infrastructure throughout its area was permitted by councillors in May.

The native authority has been approached for touch upon the state of Halkirk’s roads.

Mrs Paterson was joined by her neighbour, Jen MacDonald, in clearing items of grit and gravel and carrying the fabric in a bucket to fill holes.

“It’s not mounted, it’s non permanent, however perhaps it is going to disgrace the council into doing one thing,” stated Mrs Paterson.

She stated the part of street had been in a poor state for at the least 4 years.

“It has fully eroded away, nice massive deep potholes that are all the time filled with water, and I’d simply had sufficient,” she stated.

“It seems pretty degree now, but it surely’s not going to remain there – it’s simply going to get washed away once more.”

Her son Rory Paterson, 51, stated: “Halkirk is like in all places else with potholes.

“My mum may be very home proud and the entrance of her home is all pretty with vegetation however they by no means clear out the gutter, they by no means sweep the roads right here.

“She simply acquired fed up. I advised her it most likely gained’t make any distinction and he or she stated ‘I don’t care’.”

Mr Paterson stated his mom had just lately been handled in hospital and was advised to keep away from doing any heavy lifting.

He stated: “You can’t inform my mum to decelerate.

“When I caught her, she was leaning on the broom like a correct council employee.”